JUSTICE FOR I-11
June 26, 2015
Tracking the Supreme Court case for low-income housing in Pakistan
Read moreCDA ANNOUNCES DEMOLITION PLAN
July 23, 2015
CDA submits demolition plan for 43 katchi abadis in Islamadad to Islamabad High Court https://www.dawn.com/news/1190765
Read moreKATCHI ABADI RESIDENTS PROTEST
July 24, 2015
AWP and katchi abadi residents from over a dozen abadis organize protest against eviction plan at Islamabad Press Club https://tribune.com.pk/story/925430/right-to-shelter-slum-dwellers-protest-cda-eviction-drive
Read moreIHC ORDERS I-11 DEMOLITION
July 27, 2015
One-member bench of Islamabad High Court (consisting of Justice Shaukat Siddiqui) directs CDA to commence operation against I-11 katchi abadi. https://tribune.com.pk/story/925967/forced-evictions-cda-says-action-against-slums-from-monday
Read moreRESIDENTS THWART CDA EVICTION
July 27, 2015
CDA makes first operation attempt to evict I-11 katchi abadi, thwarted by residents’ mobilization. https://www.dawn.com/news/1196873
Read moreAWP CHALLENGES EVICTION
July 27, 2015
Awami Workers Party submits application to Supreme Court against Islamabad High Court orders to demolish katchi abadis.
Read moreRESIDENTS THWART SECOND EVICTION ATTEMPT
July 29, 2015
CDA undertakes second attempt to evict I-11 katchi abadi, thwarted again by residents and AWP activists. https://archive.pakistantoday.com.pk/2015/07/30/i-11-slum-dwellers-thwart-cda-with-love-offer-talks-flowers/
Read moreCDA DEMOLITION OPERATION BEGINS
July 30, 2015
CDA, Rangers undertake massive operation at I-11 katchi abadi, demolish one third of settlement, arrest dozens including AWP workers, FIRs under Anti-Terrorist Act registered against 1000s of abadi residents, over 15,000 residents made homeless overnight. https://www.dawn.com/news/1197351
Read moreI-11 KATCHI ABADI DESTROYED
July 31, 2015
CDA demolishes remainder of I-11 katchi abadi https://tribune.com.pk/story/930700/i-11-slum-another-750-houses-flattened
Read moreSUPREME COURT PETITION
August 1, 2015
Displaced residents of I-11, along with Awami Workers Party, file a constitutional petition in the Supreme Court challenging the evictions and demanding the government provide low-income housing. The petitioners are represented in court by AWP President Advocate Abid Hassan Minto.https://www.dawn.com/news/1197925 Full petition text
Read moreAWP HOLDS PRESS CONFERENCE
August 2, 2015
WP President Abid Hassan Minto and AWP Chairman Fanoos Gujjar hold press conference to demand an end to the ongoing eviction operation in Islamabad [news link]
Read moreINTERIOR MINISTER PRAISES DEMOLITION
August 3, 2015
Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar congratulates police on successful operation and orders its continuation against rest of Islamabad’s katchi abadis. [news link]
Read morePROTEST CAMP
August 9, 2015
AWP sets up protest camp in front of National Press Club to demand I-11 katchi abadi resettlement and halt to evictions in Islamabad
Read moreSENATE CONDEMNS OPERATION
August 10, 2015
Senate passes a resolution condemning the CDA’s strategy of evicting I-11 residents and calls for govt to facilitate their rehabilitation [news link]
Read moreCOUNTRYWIDE DAY OF ACTION
August 12, 2015
AWP organizes countrywide Day of Action against forced evictions and to demand I-11 resettlement. AWP, and Katchi Abadi Alliance hold press conference of katchi abadi residents to demand an end to the operation.[news link]
Read moreKATCHI ABADI PROTEST
August 25, 2015
AWP & World Minorities Alliance protest outside Islamabad Press Club against forced evictions [news link]
Read moreSC ORDERS EVICTION HALT
August 26, 2015
Supreme Court 3-member bench headed by Chief Justice Jawwad Khawaja hears AWP petition against katchi abadi evictions, orders a halt to the eviction operation in Islamabad, orders the CDA and police to provide a report on katchi abadis in Islamabad and the basis for their impending demolition [news link]
Read moreKATCHI ABADI SEMINAR
August 27, 2015
All Pakistan Alliance for Katchi Abadis holds seminar on low-income housing policy.[news link]
Read moreSC REPRIMANDS CDA
August 31, 2015
Supreme Court notes that the State ‘cannot possibly ignore its obligation to enforce fundamental rights or to act in accordance with the principles of policy set out in Article 38(d) related to housing/shelter for citizens’ and orders federal, provincial governments + CDA to prepare proposals to that effect. SC reprimands police and CDA officials for the brutality of the I-11 katchi abadi operation, asks where are all the terrorists that they were boasting about capturing. Housing expert Tasneem Siddiqui appears in court and is appointed amicus curae to advise CDA and government on fulfilling their constitutional responsibilities to provide low-income housing. SC orders Law and Justice Commission to organize meeting between petitioners and respondents to formulate proposals for resolving issue of low-income housing. [news link]
Read moreTASNEEM SIDDIQUI SUBMITS REPORT
September 7, 2015
Tasneem Siddiqui and LJCP submit their reports to the Supreme Court. Tasneem Siddiqui calls for the resettlement of the I-11 katchi abadi residents as a precedent against future forced evictions, the regularization of existing katchi abadis in Islamabad, the allotment of land for low-income housing and the creation of a directorate in CDA for the management of katchi abadis in the Capital.[news link]
Read moreSC ASKS GOVT TO SUBMIT DETAILS ON LOW-INCOME HOUSING
September 7, 2015
Supreme Court asks federal and provincial governments to submit budgetary allocations and expenditure on low-income housing and katchi abadis for the last 14 years, along with concrete plans with dateline for achieving the objective of ensuring low-cost housing. [news link]
Read moreSC DEMANDS “CONCRETE PLANS
September 22, 2015
Supreme Court redirects Federation, Provinces and CDA to come forth with ‘concrete and practicable plans to do in line with what they are required by the Constitution to do’ on the fundamental right to housing of citizens. [news link]
Read moreAWP PROTEST
October 15, 2015
AWP and katchi abadi residents hold protest against CDA harassment. [news link]
Read moreLOCAL GOVT ELECTION VICTORIES
November 30, 2015
Two displaced residents from I-11 katchi abadi win local govt councilor seats for I-11 under Awami Workers Party ticket.
Read moreSC REPRIMANDS GOVT & CDA FOR NEGLIGENCE
December 3, 2015
Supreme Court reprimands governments and CDA for their negligence on the issue and calls upon the Attorney General, Chairman CDA, and secretaries of Housing of all provinces to appear in person in the next hearing with concrete policies/recommendations
Read moreCDA’S RELIGIOUS BIGOTRY
December 8, 2015
In an official response to the Supreme Court, the CDA asserts that Christian katchi abadis in Islamabad threaten Muslim majority! [news link]
Read moreMURAL PAINTING IN I-11 ABADI
January 9, 2016
AWP and displaced residents of I-11 katchi abadi paint mural in I-11 to highlight the movement for low-income housing and the case for resettlement of evicted people.[news link]
Read moreSEMINAR ON LOW-INCOME HOUSING
January 11, 2016
Awami Workers Party and All Pakistan Katchi Abadi Alliance holds a seminar at the National Press Club on low-income housing and the fundmental right to shelter, featuring architect and urban planning expert Arif Hasan, human rights activist IA Rehman, AWP chairman Fanoos Gujjar and AWP Punjab president Aasim Sajjad Akhtar.[news link]
Read moreNO MORE EVICTIONS
January 13, 2016
Federal Government submits report of Expert Working Group to Supreme Court on katchi abadis and low-income housing, as part of an effort to evolve an effective national policy on rehabilitation of katchi abadis and low-income housing in pursuance of Supreme Court orders. The report of the EWG states explicitly that there shall be no further evictions of katchi abadi residents until they are relocated as per resettlement plans. It further states that all government housing schemes will have adequate plots for low-income people at affordable prices. Supreme Court commends government for recognizing its constitutional obligations, calls on it to translate promises into reality, and provide a timeline for implementation.
Read moreMURAL PAINTING IN G-7 ABADI
January 31, 2016
AWP and residents of Iqbal Town katchi abadi in G-7 paint mural in G-7 to highlight the movement for low-income housing and the rights of katchi abadi residents.[news link]
Read moreYET AGAIN
February 11, 2016
Supreme Court reprimands the government for being unable to finalize the policy on katchi abadis and low income housing for many months Supreme Court says that ‘it is the constitutional obligation of the State without any exception to provide shelter to.. the poor and the shelterless’ SC says that ‘civic agencies, including CDA, DHA and the private sector has launched many housing schemes and many have been completed but no reasonable percentage in such housing schemes has been provided for low-cost and social housing while…
Read morePROTEST AT SABZI MANDI
April 18, 2016
Displaced I-11 residents along with AWP hold protest at sabzi mandi against CDA’s refusal to implement Supreme Court orders regarding katchi abadis and low-income housing
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